St. Brice's Day, England, Anno 1002. At the order of King Aethelred, thousands of Danes are murdered in a frenzy of ethnic cleansing. Outraged, the Danish king, Sweyn Forkbeard, swears he will take Aethelred's head, and his crown. But Sweyn needs allies. Chief amongst his supporters is Aelfgifu, an English noblewoman and head of a once great family. She has her own reasons to hate Aethelred and, as a pagan, she is sympathetic to the Danish cause. When Aelfgifu marries Sweyn's son, Canute, war is inevitable.But if Aethelred is weak, Emma, his Norman queen, is not. And she will stop at nothing to destroy the woman at the heart of the Viking army. Love, ambition and revenge combine in an epic struggle for justice during the most turbulent period in England's history. Born in Canada of Scottish extraction, Kelly Evans graduated in History and English and then moved to England, where she worked in the financial sector. While in London, Kelly continued her studies in history, concentrating on Medieval History, and travelled extensively through Eastern and Western Europe.     Kelly is now back in Canada with her husband and a rescue cat. She writes full-time, focussing on illuminating little-known women in history who have fascinating stories. When not working on her novels, Kelly writes Described Video scripts for visually impaired individuals and enjoys studying medieval medicine and cooking, and old sci-fi movies. With popcorn. Lots of popcorn.